A mother is suing Berkeley Medical Center in West Virginia on behalf of her child for failure to hospitalize her during her pregnancy, a failure that she claims led to her infant developing Cerebral Palsy. The plaintiff claims that she was seen several times with... Read More

Adults with cerebral palsy face a significantly higher risk of several chronic conditions, including heart problems, hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, according to a recent study. The authors of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on December 1 looked at... Read More

Just like the adage, “one bad apple spoils the bunch”, the wrongful actions of a few obstetricians have a costly effect on other OB/GYNs and the public. A Canadian investigation by the Toronto Star in conjunction with Ryerson University found that obstetrics is a unique... Read More

A Maryland task force has recommended that the state implements a no-fault birth injury fund to compensate families with children who suffered serious trauma during delivery. While proponents of the fund claim it will help more injured children and their parents receive financial assistance to get... Read More

A 12-year-old boy has achieved financial settlement of his claims against Ireland's Health Service Executive stemming from birth injuries he is alleged to have sustained at Kerry General Hospital in March of 2003. Jeremiah Daly and his mother had initiated a negligence lawsuit in which... Read More

The family of a girl born in 2001 has finally resolved their birth injury lawsuit against the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. A co-defendant was a physician at the hospital where the girl was born. The HSE made an interim settlement of a little... Read More

A judge has awarded a 3-year-old California girl $9.6 million in damages on her medical malpractice claim against the doctor who delivered her. Judge John Mendez, sitting on the federal court in Sacramento, found that the doctor on call at the hospital negligently delayed calling... Read More

Last week,Washington parents filed a birth injury lawsuit naming the United States of America as the sole defendant. The lawsuit, filed on November 12, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, seeks to hold the federal government responsible for alleged... Read More